Table 2.
In-hospital information and outcomes of the study participants
| Parameters | Total | BT <36.0°C | BT=36.0°C–36.9°C | BT ≥37.0°C |
| N=9012 | N=1323 | N=4860 | N=2829 | |
| Respiratory rate, n (%) | ||||
| Bradypnoea | 678 (7.5) | 166 (12.5) | 325 (6.7) | 187 (6.6) |
| Normal range | 4422 (49.1) | 586 (44.3) | 2419 (49.8) | 1417 (50.1) |
| Tachypnoea | 2978 (33.0) | 473 (35.8) | 1609 (33.1) | 896 (31.7) |
| Unknown | 934 (10.4) | 98 (7.4) | 507 (10.4) | 329 (11.6) |
| Heart rate, n (%) | ||||
| Bradycardia | 197 (2.2) | 103 (7.8) | 71 (1.5) | 23 (0.8) |
| Normal range | 6468 (71.8) | 846 (63.9) | 3652 (75.1) | 1970 (69.6) |
| Tachycardia | 2173 (24.1) | 349 (26.4) | 1051 (21.6) | 773 (27.3) |
| Unknown | 174 (1.9) | 25 (1.9) | 86 (1.8) | 63 (2.2) |
| Consciousness, n (%) | ||||
| Minor (GCS 15–13) | 6721 (74.6) | 764 (57.7) | 3679 (75.7) | 2278 (80.5) |
| Moderate (12–9) | 898 (10.0) | 207 (15.6) | 483 (9.9) | 208 (7.4) |
| Severe (≤8) | 897 (10.0) | 302 (22.8) | 414 (8.5) | 181 (6.4) |
| Unknown | 496 (5.5) | 50 (3.8) | 284 (5.8) | 162 (5.7) |
| BT (°C), median (IQR) | 36.7 (36.2–37.0) | 35.6 (35.2–35.8) | 36.5 (36.3–36.7) | 37.2 (37.1–37.5) |
| Measuring methods of BT | ||||
| Axillary, n (%) | 6749 (74.9) | 837 (63.3) | 3706 (76.3) | 2206 (78) |
| Ear | 892 (9.9) | 267 (20.2) | 419 (8.6) | 206 (7.3) |
| Rectal | 21 (0.2) | 7 (0.5) | 6 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) |
| Other | 212 (2.4) | 33 (2.5) | 117 (2.4) | 62 (2.2) |
| Unknown | 1138 (12.6) | 179 (13.5) | 612 (12.6) | 347 (12.3) |
| Time of transport (min), median (IQR) | 36 (28.0–47.0) | 35 (27.0–46.0) | 35 (28.0–46.0) | 37 (29.0–49.0) |
| Severe head injury (hAIS ≥3), n (%) | ||||
| No | 5834 (64.7) | 674 (50.9) | 3110 (64) | 2050 (72.5) |
| Yes | 3178 (35.3) | 649 (49.1) | 1750 (36) | 779 (27.5) |
| Severe chest injury (cAIS ≥3), n (%) | ||||
| No | 7528 (83.5) | 1028 (77.7) | 4119 (84.8) | 2381 (84.2) |
| Yes | 1484 (16.5) | 295 (22.3) | 741 (15.2) | 448 (15.8) |
| Severe abdominal injury (aAIS ≥3), n (%) | ||||
| No | 8560 (95) | 1237 (93.5) | 4632 (95.3) | 2691 (95.1) |
| Yes | 452 (5.0) | 86 (6.5) | 228 (4.7) | 138 (4.9) |
| ISS, median (IQR) | 9 (5.0–17.0) | 14 (9.0–25.0) | 9 (5.0–16.0) | 9 (5.0–16.0) |
| Multiple trauma (ISS ≥16), n (%) | ||||
| No | 6068 (67.3) | 694 (52.5) | 3311 (68.1) | 2063 (72.9) |
| Yes | 2944 (32.7) | 629 (47.5) | 1549 (31.9) | 766 (27.1) |
| Outcome | ||||
| In-hospital mortality | 226 (2.5%) | 129 (9.8%) | 69 (1.4%) | 28 (1.0%) |
AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; BT, body temperature; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS, Injury Severity Score.